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Dec. of Independence
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Section 2: Second Continental Congress | Was written in 1775, a year after the First Continental Congress |
| Section 2: Continental Army | This army was formed by the Continental Congress, in 1775, after the outburst in the American Revolution |
| Section 2: George Washington | First President, was a general and commander in the American Revolution |
| Section 2: The Battle at Bunker Hill | The British defeated the Americans, at this place, during the Revolutionary War. It was in Massachusetts |
| Section 2: Impose | A force to be accepted or put in place |
| Section 3: Independence | A fact or state of being independent (alone-ness), Being separated from others, isolated |
| Section 3: Policies | A system of principles to decide and achieve rational systems |
| Section 3: Olive Branch Petition | Written by John Dickinson, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. It was an attempt to assert the rights of the Americans while still being loyal to the British |
| Section 3: Thomas Paine | He published The American Crisis, to inspire the Americans to fight for their independence. During the Revolutionary War |
| Section 3: Common Snese | Is written again by Thomas Paine, to also spread word of independence, it being his first pamplet |
| Section 4: Declaration of Independence | Written by the Founding Fathers, to try and claim independence from Britain, sign by all teh bois |
| Section 4: Thomas Jefferson | He was the true writer of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the Founding Fathers. |
| Section 4: Natural Rights | Right the aren't dependent on laws or customs of any government or culture |
| Section 4: Fundamental Rights | Legal rights do to the government, is completely legal. the rights should not be assumed wrong. |
| Section 5: Independence Day | The date of when the Declaration of Independence was signed by the Founding Fathers. It commonly celebrated with big, sparkly, explosions in the sky |